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Witness

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Movie
1985
1h 52m
English
Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
A sheltered Amish child is the sole witness of a brutal murder in a restroom at a Philadelphia train station, and he must be protected. The assignment falls to a taciturn detective who goes undercover in a Pennsylvania Dutch community. On the farm, he slowly assimilates despite his urban grit and forges a romantic bond with the child's beautiful mother.
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85

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Harrison Ford
Det. Capt. John Book
Kelly McGillis
Rachel Lapp
Josef Sommer
Chief Paul Schaeffer
Lukas Haas
Samuel Lapp
Jan Rube
Eli Lapp
Alexander Godunov
Daniel Hochleitner
Viggo Mortensen
Moses Hochleitner
John Garson
Bishop Tchantz
Beverly May
Mrs. Yoder
Ed Crowley
Sheriff
Sylvia Kauders
Tourist Lady
Marian Swan
Mrs. Schaeffer
Maria Bradley
Schaeffer's Daughter
Directed By: Peter Weir
Written By: Pamela Wallace, William Kelley (Story), + 3 more

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nmahoney416 says...
6 years ago
This is a solid crime drama with a little bit of a twist. Harrison Ford is great, as always. The score was pretty good too. The ending let me down a little.
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Jim222001 says...
9 years ago
A great movie. Not sure what movie the 2 bad reviewers here saw. It's a winner of 2 Oscars and Harrison Ford was nominated for it. Witness is definitely one of his best.
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kouma says...
10 years ago
This is a weird movie!
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PaulKael says...
6 months ago
Witness is a solid crime drama of its time. The story is simple and the pace a bit slow, but the characters are engaging and well presented. I do feel the film plays it too safe. A little grittiness would've done this movie some good.
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John Chard
6 years ago
As 80s thrillers go it's pretty smart to say the least.

The formula of this thriller (Drama) is not (was) new or even flag bearing as regards action set pieces and hide behind your hands suspense, yet it is still one of a kind for the genre and the decade it came from.

The plot is a sizzler as More
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GenerationofSwine
2 years ago
My Fiance is a Millennial and I've been trying to get her and her friends to watch some classic films. Some, Taxi Driver, Chinatown, The Godfather, Godfellas, The Princess Bride, Blazing Saddles were epic fails for a variety of reasons.

Witness actually stood the Millennial taste test for some re More
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